Te Reo Maori · Maori
Live Maori interpretation for your church
Help your Maori-speaking visitors follow every word of your service, live and in their own language, from the moment they walk in.
Why Maori
Welcoming Maori speakers
Te Reo Maori is the ancestral language of the Maori people of Aotearoa New Zealand, a treasured taonga carrying generations of identity and faith. To hear worship in Te Reo is to be welcomed not only as a guest but as part of the wider family. Offering a service in their own language honors the people, their story, and their place at the heart of the land.
Welcoming Te Reo Maori speakers shows respect for the first language of the land and a desire to make every whanau feel they truly belong. That honor builds trust and opens the door to deep and lasting fellowship.
Who speaks it
Around 185,000 speakers worldwide
Where it is spoken
Spoken by Maori communities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
A word of welcome
Kia tau te rangimarie ki a koutou
Peace be with you
How it works
One voice in. Maori out.
Speak
Your speaker talks normally. Nothing to wear, nothing to learn.
Transcribe
Speech becomes text in real time, tuned for sermons and live settings.
Translate
Maori is translated instantly for anyone who is listening.
Hear
Listeners read live captions and hear a natural voice in Maori.
Included
What your Maori listeners receive
A natural voice
Live spoken Maori a few seconds behind the speaker, on their own phone.
Live captions
On-screen Maori subtitles to read along with, word by word.
Transcripts and recaps
A written record and a clear summary after the service, in Maori.
A place to belong
Not just translation, but the feeling of being fully part of the gathering.
Get started
Bring Maori into your church
Start free today, or send us a note and we will help you set up your first service. New churches receive $200 in free credit.
Get $200 in free credit
New churches that get in touch receive $200 in GraceTranslate credit to run their first services on us.
Prefer email? Write to hello@gracetranslate.com and we will reply within one business day.